Hari ke hari berlalu. Terkadang aku selalu lupa untuk terus menulis. Kepalaku begitu kosong. Mungkin memang karena jarang diisi. Sedih sekali ketika aku ingin mengakui diri sebagai orang yang beril...
2. Pemanasan dan pendinginan
1. Akan terbuka semuanya
Halo, dunia. Setiap hari aku membuka mata, tepat menatap jendela. Aku tahu dunia lewat jendela itu. Di sini, kadang benderang tapi lebih sering gelap. Gelap. Mungkin itu deskripsi kehidupan yang ...
0. Lupa dengan cinta
Hai, Tuhan, Yang Maha Menyayangi. Kau telah memberikan banyak kenikmatan pada makhluk-Mu yang pelupa. Kenikmatan itu sering terlihat seperti kelebihan yang tidak adil, namun tetap saja makhluk-Mu ...
Nyaman Menjadi Berbeda: Muslim dan Southeast Asian di UK
Selasa, 13 September 2021, keluar dari McEwan Hall seberes International Check-In adalah pertama kalinya dalam hidup aku merasa sangat asing. Segala hal di luar diri ini begitu berbeda: bahasa, war...
No Need to Defeat Your Fears
Often times, we don’t want to admit that we fear something. Most of the times, we automatically accept that we are defeated by our fears before taking an action. A little portion of people are ...
How to Deal with Uncertainty as a Neurotic
I have to confess. Since the COVID-19 hit home back in the late first quarter of 2020, I was increasingly getting intrigued with the art of making predictions with logic: machine learning. I also h...
If Plan A Doesn't Work...
If Plan A doesn’t work, the alphabets has 25 more letters — 204 if you’re in Japan. –Claire Cook They told her she’s a planning master. Always looked so prepared and have everything under h...
Am I Late?
Let me get to the point. There is only one thing that can be categorised as definitively late: Want to do more good after you can’t do it. If you think it is too late to start something, try...
P3I 1438 H & Kreator: Menjadi Orang Yang Terlibat
Berkuliah di ITB layaknya suatu mimpi berubah jadi kenyataan. Penulis telah membayangkan status tersebut ketika merangkai suatu essai pendek mengenai cita-cita di kelas 2 SD. Di sana, Penulis menye...
Who Is Going to Tell Your Story?
For the last few days, I have been struck by some impactful lines coming from a brilliant American musical. Let me tell you what I wish I’d known when I was young and dreamed of glory. You have...